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Megalobox [UK] [Collector's Edition] (Blu-ray-B)

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Title: Megalobox [UK] [Collector's Edition]
Volume: Blu-ray-B
Running time: 325
Distributor: Anime Limited

Release date: 2020-08-31
Suggested retail price: $59.99
Age rating: 15

EAN: 5037899080542 5037899080542

Description:
The series created to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of one of the most iconic series in anime history, Tomorrow’s Joe (aka Ashita no Joe)

Synopsis: “Bored, resigned, and unfulfilled, a young man with neither name nor past survives by fighting in underground matches of a sport called “Megalobox,” a form of boxing that utilizes powered exoskeletons. Calling himself JNK. DOG, he feels trapped in a world of crime, poverty, and ecological collapse.

All that changes when he has a chance encounter with Yuri, the reigning king of Megalobox. Now, obsessed with proving himself, JNK. DOG becomes a man driven to do whatever it takes to fight this way to the to top of the rankings and take on the champion.”

Contains the complete series on Blu-ray with both English and Japanese with English subtitles viewing options. Also included is a bonus DVD containing two picture (audio) dramas.

Comes packed in rigid case with an amaray to case to hold the three discs (2 x Blu-ray + 1 x DVD). Also included is a poster (33x41cm) and a 120-art booklet featuring

  • character profiles
  • background/location art
  • Supplement sections featuring concept art, background information on the source materials, animation documents, graphic designs, drafts of promotional materials, promotional material gallery
  • an interview with Yo Moriyama (Director / Concept Design)
  • an interview with Katsuhiko Manabe & Kensaku Kojima (Scriptwriters)
  • an interview with Hiroshi Simizu (Character Design / Chief Animation Director)
  • an interview with Jiro Kouno (Art Director)
  • an interview with Mabanua (Music)
  • an interview with Yo Moriyama (Director / Concept Design) & Minako Fujiyoshi (Producer)
  • an article on the difficulty of retelling Tomorrow’s Joe
  • song lyric translations
  • and an episode breakdown.

On disc extras include 80 minutes of interviews with members of the Production Team and on the Animation and Sound.

(added on 2022-09-01, modified on 2022-09-01)

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